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With one year to go before a referendum to decide Sudan’s future, campaigners around the world have called on world leaders to take urgen steps to prevent a return to severe and widepsread…
Amnesty International has called on the UN Security Council to ensure that UNAMID and UNMIS fulfil their civilian protection mandate by clearly defining their goals and priorities.
Amnesty International has also called on member states of the UN Security Council to provide the two forces with the equipment and support they need to effectively fulfil their mandates.
Sudan365 campaign launches with global drumming event. You can get involved - film your own drumbeat and post it alongside drummers from Radiohead, The Police, Pink Floyd, Elbow and Snow Patrol. Go to http://sudan365.org to find out how to get involved.
NME - Big name drummers backing Sudan365 campaign
Join The Beat for Peace
Join celebrity drummers around the world in drumming for peace in Sudan. It all kicks off January 9th.
For more information: www.sudan365.org
LIVE BLOGGING THE SUDAN365 LAUNCH
Follow the Global Launch of the Sudan365 campaign from 12am GMT 9 January 2010
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2010 is an important year for Sudan. Elections are scheduled to be held in April and the referendum where the Southern Sudanese decide whether or not to stay part of Sudan is only a…
The next 12 months will be critical for the future of Sudan.
As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended a devastating civil…
Watch this film - Last year saw a major upsurge in violence in southern Sudan, with more than 2,500 people killed and over a quarter of a million displaced. In December 2009, Oxfam spoke to communities living in Western and Central Equatoria and Lakes State, who have faced violence and displacement.
Finding enough food to have one meal a day is proving a daily challenge for 45 year-old Rebecca Konjo.
The mother-of-thirteen is hunting for wild grass to eat with three of her young children, collecting plants in metal pans.
“We should not have problems, because we are in peace”, she says. “But we have no food and the raiders destroyed everything. Where can we go? What can the government do? We are with God. We just pray that peace will come.”
BBC News - Ten international aid groups say a 2005 peace deal in Sudan is on the verge of collapse and that the world must act now to prevent renewed conflict.
